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Pipa Abstract: Pipa is an old Chinese plucked string instrument. It is also called the Chinese lute. It has been played in China over two thousand of years. In the ancient years, Pipa is widely used, especially in South of China. Today, it is also used for score. It is called the “king of folk music” or the “king of plucked string instrument”. The article introduces Pipa includes the derivation of its name, its history, its composition, its genres, and its major kinds, and how to choose a good Pipa as well as how to protect it. 【摘要】：琵琶是一种古老的中国拨弦乐器，它也被称为中国月琴。在中国，它被弹奏了两千多年。在古代，琵琶被广泛的应用，特别是中国南部地区。如今，它仍被用来伴奏。它也被成为“民乐之王”或者“拨弦乐器之王”。本文介绍了琵琶，包括琵琶名字的由来，它的历史，结构，流派,主要的种类。 Key words: Pipa plucked string instrument China 1. The introduction of Pipa As a plucked Chinese string instrument, Pipa has already existed over two thousand of years since the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), and developed by the Han Dynasty. It is called the “king of folk music” or the “king of plucked string instrument”. The Pipa is a four-stringed Chinese instrument, sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12-26.Several related instruments in East and Southeast Asia are derived from the Pipa; these include the Japanese Biwa, the Vietnamese ?àn t? bà, and the Korean Bipa. The Korean instrument is the only one of the three that is no longer used. Attempts to revive the instrument have failed, although examples survive in museums. When you play Pipa, you carry it in your arms in front of you; use your left hand to press the strings, and your five fingers of your right hand to play. It is an important nationality instrument which can use for Pipa solo, accompany and ensemble. 2. The derivation of “Pipa” “批把本出于胡中，马上所鼓也，推手前曰批，引手却曰把，象其鼓时，因以为名”。(汉代刘熙《释名?释乐器》)Then its name changed from “批把” to “琵琶”.The name “Pipa” is made up of two Chinese syllables, pí (琵) and pá (琶). Pí is to push the fingers of the right hand from right to left, th